Acting credits
34
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Mavis Staples
Acting
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Movies: 24Series: 11Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 262701
IMDb ID: nm0822918
Known for: Acting
Born: July 10, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1961 - 2022
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.67
Wikidata: Q441742
Also known as
The Staple Singers
Other jobs
Theme Song Performance (1)
Biography
Mavis Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer, actress, and civil rights activist. She has recorded and performed with her family's band The Staple Singers and also as a solo artist, and had noted collaborations with Prince. Staples was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Mavis Staples.
7.6
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
as Self - Singer (archive footage) (voice)
2021 Movie
9.3
Holy Calamavote – A Special Performance by Run The Jewels
as Self
2020 Movie
7.9
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
2020 Movie
7.6
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
as Self
2019 Movie
Dolly & Friends: The Making of a Soundtrack
as Self
2018 Movie
6.0
The Life & Songs of Emmylou Harris
as Self
2016 Movie
The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac & His Music
as Self
2016 Movie
6.9
Mavis!
as Self
2015 Movie
6.8
Station to Station
2014 Movie
6.5
Rejoice and Shout
2011 Movie
Soul Divas
as Self
2007 Movie
7.7
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self
2005 Movie
6.0
Blues Divas
as Self
2005 Movie
7.3
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self
2004 Movie
Remembering Chicago Again
as Self
1995 Movie
8.0
Prince: The Sacrifice Of Victor
1994 Movie
The Soul of Stax
as Self
1994 Movie
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
1992 Movie
5.0
Graffiti Bridge
as Melody Cool
1990 Movie
7.6
The Last Waltz
as Self
1978 Movie
6.9
Let's Do It Again
Theme Song Performance
1975 Movie
5.6
The Klansman
as The Staple Singers
1974 Movie
The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children
as The Staple Singers
1970 Movie
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
as Self
Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Mavis Staples.
9.0
Women Who Rock
as Self • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.1
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self • 2 eps
2015 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.0
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self • 6 eps
2005 Series
Soundstage
as Guest singer • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.1
New York Undercover
1 eps
1994 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1 eps
1992 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Soloist • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.8
The Midnight Special
as Self • 2 eps
1972 Series
5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - The Staple Singers • 1 eps
1961 Series